Once the preserve of a few eco-conscious trailblazers, sustainability is now driving the entire drinks industry narrative. From the effect of recent global events on supply chains and market prices, to increasingly stringent legislation and the growi

The souffle of the cocktail world, the statuesque Ramos Gin Fizz is part of the New Orleans canon of classic cocktails revered by bartenders and cocktail lovers all over the world. It was created by Henry Charles Ramos in 1888 at the Imperial Cabinet

Extreme ageing – where a gin is aged for three years or more – is becoming ever-more common in the gin category. It may feel like a modern phenomenon, but this practice actually dates back centuries. In Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries, gin

In popular culture, the portrayal of family business often goes hand in hand with family drama. Hit American series Succession shows the struggles – both corporate and emotional – of the Roy family over the future of their media empire in the face of

Bob Nolet’s early youth in the 1970s was filled with aromatic botanicals, malt wine, and distilled spirits. He and his older brother Carl used to play between pallets, roving Nolet Distillery in the small Dutch city of Schiedam, while their father Ca

There is no shortage of distilled booze in South America. Both grape-based, Chile and Peru have pisco while Bolivia is big on singani. Sugarcane spirits are popular across the entire continent, particularly in Brazil. Despite it being mostly drunk do

It goes without saying that London is a gin lovers’ paradise. Although England didn’t invent gin – the common understanding is that it morphed from genevers produced in the Netherlands and Belgium – Londoners have had a taste for it since the English

Over the past five years, the Eagle House Hotel, Bar and Distillery has become a well-regarded part of the hospitality scene in Cornwall, England. Located in a historic building near Launceston Castle, the 14-bedroom hotel offers fine dining champion

Jonathan Adnams, Copper House Distillery Jonathan joined brewing company Adnams, based in Suffolk, England, in 1975 as an apprentice brewery engineer and has since worked in all areas of the company. He joined the board of directors in 1988, running

For siblings Alex and Emma Watson, the world of drinks is in their DNA. Their father Chris worked as a barrister in Paris and spent many weekends in the Chablis district of Burgundy. Eventually, he bought his own vineyard – named Domaine Watson – in

Over the past few years, a trend has been emerging: a country has been quietly releasing gins and getting some very good results in international competitions. The quality of the gins has been high and if the country’s population takes even a modest

When Four Pillars first launched back in 2013, co-founder Cam Mackenzie was working on the business from inside a copper cage at the back of the offices of local wine maker (and friend) Rob Dolan. At the time, Australia’s distilling industry was smal

Protests in the streets. Road blocks. Savers holding up banks to demand access to their own deposits. Over the past few years, Lebanon has been experiencing increasing civil unrest as a result of a paralysed financial system – a prolonged economic de

Most commercial gins owe their aromas and flavours to an assortment of botanicals, their proportions carefully calculated by a skilful head distiller: herbs, spices, roots, fruits, and the like, with juniper berries being the one botanical required b

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In 1978, Jörg Rupf, a young barrister from Germany, came out to California. He returned the following year and decided to stay. Looking at the abundance of fruit in the state, he decided to open a distillery, and in January of 1982, St. George Spirit

It was once the case that the flavour profile of a gin was mostly determined by its botanical mix. Traditionally, gins made in the UK are made with neutral grain spirit, often produced from wheat. This serves as a blank canvas for botanical artistry:

133 N. Carrollton Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70119 revelcafeandbar.com If there’s only time for one ‘real deal’ New Orleans bar, make it Chris and Laura McMillian’s off-the-beaten-path Revel Cafe and Bar. Chris is a bartending veteran, a treasure trove

Gin was not the predominant alcoholic beverage in history of the Robicquet family. For Jean-Sébastien Robicquet, Cognac had been the most important in his life from a young age, coming from a family that had been heavily involved in the industry for

Loch Ness is renowned the world over for its elusive ‘monster,’ but the gin distillery developed close to its shores by Daniel Campbell and Adam Dwyer is probably the smallest in Scotland. Measuring just 24 square metres, the Great Glen distillery is

The hospitality sector’s supply chain is estimated to be responsible for 15 per cent of all greenhouse gas emissions in the UK and yet, despite being part of such a notoriously wasteful industry, bars have been relatively slow to confront their envir

Gin is, with the possible exception of vodka, the most universal of spirits when it comes to mixing and has been warmly embraced by the creators of cocktails for nearly two centuries. Many of these cocktails consist of everyday ingredients, but other